Spariolenus is a genus of Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. They are found in the Middle East reaching 15–16 cm.
Etymology The name in greek latin. Spar means "Cave-dweller". iolenus means " the middle east habitat".
Description Spariolenus are fast-moving cave dwelling predators that prey on cave crickets. The largest species is the Spariolenus iranomaximus which reaches 15 cm.
Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species, found in Asia: Spariolenus aratta Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran Spariolenus bakasura Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – India Spariolenus baluchistanicus Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – Pakistan Spariolenus buxa (Saha, Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 1995) – India Spariolenus fathpouri Moradmand, 2017 – Iran Spariolenus hormozii Moradmand, 2017 – Iran Spariolenus iranomaximus Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran Spariolenus khoozestanus Zamani, 2016 – Iran Spariolenus lindbergi (Roewer, 1962) – Afghanistan Spariolenus manesht Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran Spariolenus mansourii Moradmand, 2017 – Iran Spariolenus omidvarbrothers Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – Iran Spariolenus secundus Jäger, 2006 – Oman Spariolenus taeniatus Thorell, 1890 – Indonesia (Sumatra) Spariolenus taprobanicus (Walckenaer, 1837) – Sri Lanka Spariolenus tigris Simon, 1880 (type) – India Spariolenus zagros Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran
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